2020 Unibet Open Dublin

€1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2020 Unibet Open Dublin
Final Results
Winner
Martin Olali
Winning Hand
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Prize
€64,110
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Total Entries
294
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
83
Players Left
24
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Registration is Closed for Day 1a

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

The dinner break has just concluded, and the remaining 48 players are back at the felt for the start of Level 7. That also means registration is now closed on Day 1a of the Main Event, so the final total for Day 1a was 83.

Play continues for another four levels before they bag up for the night. There's one more 20 minute break between Level 8 and 9, and the day is scheduled to end around midnight tonight.

Meanwhile, across the room the NLH Turbo is still playing down to a winner, with 13 of the original 55 entries still in play. Seven players will share in the €8,250 prize pool with €2,790 up top for first place. Alongside the NLH Turbo, another satellite for the Main Event has just entered Level 2 and there are currently 38 total entries with 37 players sitting with chips in front of them.

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Tarek Qunber is the High Roller Champion

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
Tarek Qunber
Tarek Qunber

The High Roller event is now in the books. The final three players, including Niall Farrell, agreed to a deal after Max Silver went out in fourth place. Tarek Qunber was the eventual champion to lift the trophy. Below are the full payouts from the High Roller.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize (EUR)
1Tarek QunberIreland€11,170
2Niall FarrellUnited Kingdom€10,000
3Robbie ToanIreland€10,000
4Max SilverUnited Kingdom€4,830

Tags: Max SilverNiall FarrellRobbie ToanTarek Qunber

Chips for Dinner (full)

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Here is a full list of players still in Day 1a as of the dinner break. There is still about 20 minutes left to buy into the starting flight, and currently, there have been 83 entries with 48 stacks still in play.

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Dinner Time

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Six levels of play are in the books, and players have left for their 60 minute dinner break. When action resumes in Level 7 with blinds at 400/800/800, registration will be closed for Day 1a.

There's still two more chances to get into the Main though, with another regular flight starting Friday at noon, and a turbo Day 1c flight on Friday night starting at 9PM.

Kulesza Wins the Race

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Tom Veenhuysen opened the betting to 1,200 from the middle, and Micha Kulesza came over top to 3,600 from the cutoff. It folded back to Veenhuysen, who shoved for 21,400.

Kulesza quickly made the call with the bigger stack, and his {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} was racing against the {4-Diamonds}{4-Spades} for Veenhuysen. Kulesza hit on the {a-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} flop, and there was no help for Veenhuysen on the {3-Spades}{3-Diamonds} turn and river.

Tags: Micha KuleszaTom Veenhuysen

Preflop Aggression Gets it Done for Gough

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
John Gough (on the left)
John Gough (on the left)

Pasi Kakkonen was in late middle position, and he raised to 1,400. John Gough came over top from the cutoff to make it 4,000.

It folded back to Kakkonen and he took a few seconds to count out a four-bet to 11,200. Gough didn't take long to shove his stack, which covered Kakkonen by quite a bit.

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Silver Shoves for the Win

Level 5 : 200/500, 500 ante

Max Silver opened from the hijack with a raise to 1,100. Frederik Andersson called from the cutoff before Alex Kulev made it 4,600 to go in the small blind.

It folded back to Silver, and he shoved for about 16,000, pushing the other two players out of the hand.

Tags: Alex KulevFrederik AnderssonMax Silver

Top Ten Stacks, and a New Name

Level 5 : 200/500, 500 ante
Max Silver (pictured in High Roller event)
Max Silver (pictured in High Roller event)

Here's a look at the top ten stacks currently after Level 4. John Hanaphy is the first player over 100,000 in chips, and Andy Black is still playing a good stack as well.

Additionally, after finishing fourth in the High Roller, Max Silver decided to jump into Day 1a of the Main.

Tags: Andy BlackJohn HanaphyMax Silver